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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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